Envisioning a world in which humans become robotics-equipped cyborgs doesn't mean that all the enhancements will be Borg-like weaponry -- there's room for some artistically-focused augmentations too. One of the first of these new creativity-inspired ...

If you’re prone to drumming on your steering wheel, desk or whatever is in reach when listening to your jam, this device could up your percussive game. To make a musical instrument out of the mundane, users attach the circular sensor at the end of th...

The Marshall Fridge is shaped like one of the company’s ubiquitous amps, complete with the Marshall logo and brass-finished faceplate. For $399.99, the mini-fridge comes with 4 cubic feet of storage space and a mini-freezer with 0.4 cubic feet capaci...

Technology lecturer Dylan Menzies doesn’t play the violin in the traditional sense. Instead he uses software and lasers to translate the positioning, speed and motion of a traditional wooden bow into music. His optical sensor-driven O-Bow is encased ...

Ever hear someone say, "I don’t have a musical bone in my body"? Well as it turns out, everyone may have that musical bone. Designer Pietr-Jan Pietr believes that anyone can make music simply by moving their finger or tapping their foot. He developed...

Industrial designer Scott Summit has created what is believed to be the first 3D-printed acoustic guitar. Businessweek reports that although he thought the pressure of the strings would be too much for the plastic, he says it sounds like a much more ...

For those who want to learn to rock, check out Ion's Apprentice Guitar, which debuted at CES this week. It looks like a modified iPad case, but transforms an iPad into a full-sized guitar to help teach new players. The Apprentice Guitar is available ...

Smule, makers of the musical iOS titles like Ocarina, I Am T-Pain, Glee Karaoke and Magic Piano, has just released its newest creation: Magic Fiddle for iPad . What is Magic Fiddle, you might ask? It's pure, unadulterated musical awesome. It turns yo...

The intersection of music and technology is a wild, fascinating frontier. Ever since the first computer-synthesized sounds were created, people have struggled and succeeded -- to varying degrees -- to reshape how we think about musical instruments. T...

Inventor Roger Linn is famous for creating the drum machine as we know it today, so there's good reason to be excited about his latest creation. It's a multi-touch surface not all that dissimilar to an iPad. Take a look at the video here to see for y...

As anyone who has browsed the App Store will know, musical instrument apps don't have their own category, but are in fact spread out across "Music" and "Entertainment," alongside what seems like an unholy number of fart- and burp-themed efforts. To s...

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